Noland is scheduled to be executed at Central Prison at 2
a.m., Friday, Nov. 20 by lethal injection. Mecklenburg Superior
court sentenced Noland to death on Nov. 5, 1982 for the murders
of Cynthia and Troy Milton.

Under the Department of Correction policy, the district
attorney and sheriff in the county of conviction nominate the six
official witnesses. These witnesses may include members of the
victim's family. A 1997 amendment to the state statute ensures
the crime victim's family the right to witness the execution.

The Radio Television News Directors of the Carolinas selected
the broadcast reporters and the N.C. Press Association selected
the two print reporters. Following the execution, the media
witnesses are required to relate their experience to other
reporters immediately in Central Prison's visitors center.

Ten people have been executed since 1977 when the death
penalty was reinstated: